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(No Model.)

B. H. & J. MORROW.

HORSE COLLAR PAD.

No. 453,497. Patented June 2,1891.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD n. nonuow AND JAMES nonnow, or WASHINGTON COURT- HOUSE, OHIO.

HORSE-COLLAR PAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 453,497, dated June 2, 1891.

Application filed August 19, 1890- Serial No. 362,406- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, RICHARD II. MORROW and JAMES MORROW, both citizens of the United States, and residents of \Vashington Court-House, Fayette county, Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Collar Pads, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

Our invention relates to the construction of pads adapted to be worn on a horses neck under the collar, and has for its object to remove the friction from the upper portion of the neck and avoid all possibility of irritating any galled or sore part.

\Vith this end in view our invention consists of a horse-collar pad provided with an an expansible slit or opening, and means for holding said slit or opening in an open or expanded position.

In order that our invention may be fully understood, we will first describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, and then more particularly point out in the claims what we consider as new therein.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a top view of the improved pad with the expander in place. Fig. 2 is a side View of the same. Fig. 3 is a top View of the pad with the expander removed, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the expander.

A is the pad, formed of two flaps and adapted to encircle the horses neck and be supported at top. a is a slit or opening formed in the top of the pad substantially parallel with its sides. This slit uninfluenced as sumes the form shown in Fig. 3. The pad can bridge D. The bridge D is provided with a perforation (Z and two lugs d d for confining the collar-straps.

The pad is preferable with the cap-piece attached, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. This piece is attached by inserting the ends 0 0' under the straps B B, which action expands the slit or opening a, so that the pad will 110tcome in contact with any sore which may be on the crown of the animals neck. The baseplate of the cap-piece is perforated or made open to allow air to circulate around the crown of the animals neck.

The bridge-piece D is for supporting the collar at top away from the pad.

Having thus fully described our invention, the following is what we claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A horse-collar pad slitted at top to form an expansible opening, in combination with an expander for holding the opening in an expanded position.

2. The combination of a horse-collar pad provided with an expansible opening at top, and a cap-piece applied to said pad, whereby said opening is expanded,as herein set forth.

3. The combination of a horse-collar pad provided with an expansible opening at top, means for receiving a cap-piece, and a cappiece applied to said pad, whereby the opening is expanded, said cap being provided with an opening to allow the free circulation of air, as herein set forth.

a. The combination of a horse-collar pad A, having straps 13 B, with a cap-piece C, adapted to fit between said straps, as herein set forth.

RICHARD ll. MORROW. JAMES MORROV.

\Vitnesses:

W. H. DIAL, FRANK M. FULLERTON. 

